The Census of Agriculture provides a comprehensive and integrated profile of the physical, economic, social and environmental aspects of Canada's agriculture industry.
Features
Release calendar of the 2021 Census of Agriculture
| Release date | Release topic |
|---|---|
| May 11, 2022 | Farm and Farm Operator Data |
| Date to be confirmed | Agriculture–Population Linkage Data |
| Dates to be confirmed | Analytical articles |
| Dates to be confirmed | Geographic products |
| Dates to be confirmed | Other products (e.g., visualization tools and infographics) |
Key indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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193,492-5.9%
(period-to-period change) -
271,935-7.5%
(period-to-period change)
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Selected geographical area: Canada
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193,965-9.0%
(period-to-period change)
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77,970-3.3%
(period-to-period change)
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4,2894.1%
(period-to-period change) -
270,294 acres1.0%
(period-to-period change)
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268,319,936 square feet7.6%
(period-to-period change)
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772,652 colonies37.7%
(period-to-period change)
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332,812 acres6.7%
(period-to-period change)
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20,606,778 acres6.4%
(period-to-period change)
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5,615,864 acres41.9%
(period-to-period change)
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5,584,808 acres116.5%
(period-to-period change)
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12,530,730-2.0%
(period-to-period change)
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14,091,50311.1%
(period-to-period change)
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145,519,5669.4%
(period-to-period change)
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102,070-13.5%
(period-to-period change)
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158.7 million acres-0.9%
(period-to-period change)
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93.4 million acres6.9%
(period-to-period change)
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55.01.9%
(period-to-period change)
Selected geographical area: Prince Edward Island
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1,353-9.5%
(period-to-period change)
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1,810-11.5%
(period-to-period change)
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Selected geographical area: Prince Edward Island
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1,480-12.9%
(period-to-period change)
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1,480-12.9%
(period-to-period change)
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39-15.2%
(period-to-period change)
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2,244 acres-10.5%
(period-to-period change)
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473,338 square feet11.5%
(period-to-period change)
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5,735 colonies108.0%
(period-to-period change)
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14,390 acres12.0%
(period-to-period change)
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xx(period-to-period change)
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44,932 acres-12.1%
(period-to-period change)
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0 acres...%(period-to-period change)
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59,291-6.6%
(period-to-period change)
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37,517-30.1%
(period-to-period change)
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xx(period-to-period change)
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855-11.9%
(period-to-period change)
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0.6 million acres-3.2%
(period-to-period change)
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0.4 million acres-2.5%
(period-to-period change)
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55.01.5%
(period-to-period change)
Selected geographical area: Alberta
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40,638-6.0%
(period-to-period change)
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57,605-7.2%
(period-to-period change)
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Selected geographical area: Alberta
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39,845-9.6%
(period-to-period change)
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17,760-1.2%
(period-to-period change)
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42430.1%
(period-to-period change)
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10,108 acres-5.7%
(period-to-period change)
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12,676,835 square feet-2.4%
(period-to-period change)
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304,846 colonies29.2%
(period-to-period change)
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2,164 acres-17.1%
(period-to-period change)
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6,165,746 acres1.5%
(period-to-period change)
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6,865 acres85.9%
(period-to-period change)
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463,500 acres374.0%
(period-to-period change)
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5,206,9992.0%
(period-to-period change)
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1,462,2474.6%
(period-to-period change)
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14,125,40118.1%
(period-to-period change)
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20,325-13.4%
(period-to-period change)
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50.3 million acres-0.5%
(period-to-period change)
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25.3 million acres4.8%
(period-to-period change)
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55.72.2%
(period-to-period change)
Selected geographical area: British Columbia
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17,528-11.3%
(period-to-period change)
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26,430-11.7%
(period-to-period change)
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Selected geographical area: British Columbia
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16,515-13.1%
(period-to-period change)
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9,925-9.1%
(period-to-period change)
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550-3.3%
(period-to-period change)
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16,008 acres-1.7%
(period-to-period change)
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57,927,500 square feet-3.0%
(period-to-period change)
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53,745 colonies59.9%
(period-to-period change)
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62,679 acres3.6%
(period-to-period change)
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95,172 acres7.5%
(period-to-period change)
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xx(period-to-period change)
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219 acres195.9%
(period-to-period change)
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659,4416.3%
(period-to-period change)
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88,862-0.2%
(period-to-period change)
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20,621,8639.0%
(period-to-period change)
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6,450-16.2%
(period-to-period change)
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6.4 million acres-0.8%
(period-to-period change)
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1.4 million acres-3.1%
(period-to-period change)
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56.31.1%
(period-to-period change)
Selected geographical area: Saskatchewan
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34,523-6.6%
(period-to-period change)
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45,350-8.3%
(period-to-period change)
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Selected geographical area: Saskatchewan
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34,070-10.7%
(period-to-period change)
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11,275-0.4%
(period-to-period change)
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879-17.4%
(period-to-period change)
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943 acres23.3%
(period-to-period change)
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1,827,994 square feet-33.0%
(period-to-period change)
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101,543 colonies23.2%
(period-to-period change)
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1,953 acres2.0%
(period-to-period change)
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11,069,557 acres13.2%
(period-to-period change)
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241,292 acres737.9%
(period-to-period change)
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5,106,444 acres106.2%
(period-to-period change)
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2,592,277-2.1%
(period-to-period change)
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1,033,7780.5%
(period-to-period change)
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5,842,5907.4%
(period-to-period change)
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20,115-12.8%
(period-to-period change)
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61.6 million acres-0.1%
(period-to-period change)
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40.5 million acres11.2%
(period-to-period change)
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55.01.5%
(period-to-period change)
Selected geographical area: Newfoundland and Labrador
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407-20.2%
(period-to-period change)
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500-24.8%
(period-to-period change)
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Selected geographical area: Newfoundland and Labrador
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385-24.5%
(period-to-period change)
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115-25.8%
(period-to-period change)
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50.0%(period-to-period change)
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813 acres-8.2%
(period-to-period change)
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714,073 square feet-2.5%
(period-to-period change)
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355 colonies181.7%
(period-to-period change)
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863 acres-39.5%
(period-to-period change)
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0 acres...%(period-to-period change)
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80 acres...%(period-to-period change)
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0 acres...%(period-to-period change)
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9,995-10.1%
(period-to-period change)
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1,017-11.1%
(period-to-period change)
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xx(period-to-period change)
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220-24.1%
(period-to-period change)
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0.1 million acres-8.5%
(period-to-period change)
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0.0 million acres-4.8%
(period-to-period change)
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55.81.5%
(period-to-period change)
Selected geographical area: New Brunswick
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2,255-13.6%
(period-to-period change)
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3,005-13.4%
(period-to-period change)
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Selected geographical area: New Brunswick
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2,335-14.8%
(period-to-period change)
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665-8.9%
(period-to-period change)
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49-16.9%
(period-to-period change)
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1,719 acres-10.6%
(period-to-period change)
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1,792,673 square feet-7.0%
(period-to-period change)
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26,618 colonies241.0%
(period-to-period change)
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45,480 acres52.4%
(period-to-period change)
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2,416 acres-73.2%
(period-to-period change)
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13,434 acres26.7%
(period-to-period change)
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0 acres...%(period-to-period change)
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67,637-9.9%
(period-to-period change)
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30,715-43.8%
(period-to-period change)
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3,142,0170.3%
(period-to-period change)
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1,110-14.3%
(period-to-period change)
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0.8 million acres-10.9%
(period-to-period change)
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0.3 million acres-1.9%
(period-to-period change)
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55.60.2%
(period-to-period change)
Selected geographical area: Nova Scotia
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3,478-10.9%
(period-to-period change)
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4,630-11.4%
(period-to-period change)
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Selected geographical area: Nova Scotia
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3,365-12.9%
(period-to-period change)
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1,265-6.6%
(period-to-period change)
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600.0%(period-to-period change)
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5,819 acres-14.0%
(period-to-period change)
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2,048,706 square feet1.4%
(period-to-period change)
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22,118 colonies42.4%
(period-to-period change)
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48,984 acres-6.7%
(period-to-period change)
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xx(period-to-period change)
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xx(period-to-period change)
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0 acres...%(period-to-period change)
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76,337-10.4%
(period-to-period change)
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15,766-15.4%
(period-to-period change)
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4,676,355-3.1%
(period-to-period change)
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1,385-15.8%
(period-to-period change)
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0.9 million acres-10.1%
(period-to-period change)
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0.3 million acres-4.8%
(period-to-period change)
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56.52.0%
(period-to-period change)
Selected geographical area: Manitoba
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14,791-6.8%
(period-to-period change)
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20,140-9.7%
(period-to-period change)
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Selected geographical area: Manitoba
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15,355-9.9%
(period-to-period change)
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4,785-9.2%
(period-to-period change)
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161-10.6%
(period-to-period change)
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4,789 acres-7.4%
(period-to-period change)
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3,419,411 square feet8.0%
(period-to-period change)
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107,857 colonies42.2%
(period-to-period change)
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694 acres-14.0%
(period-to-period change)
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3,199,644 acres-2.7%
(period-to-period change)
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1,645,397 acres133.4%
(period-to-period change)
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14,556 acres253.0%
(period-to-period change)
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1,102,809-8.9%
(period-to-period change)
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3,382,89718.7%
(period-to-period change)
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8,224,9772.0%
(period-to-period change)
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8,955-13.9%
(period-to-period change)
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17.6 million acres-2.1%
(period-to-period change)
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11.5 million acres7.3%
(period-to-period change)
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53.81.3%
(period-to-period change)
Selected geographical area: Quebec
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28,919-1.8%
(period-to-period change)
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41,995-4.4%
(period-to-period change)
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Selected geographical area: Quebec
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31,050-4.6%
(period-to-period change)
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10,945-3.6%
(period-to-period change)
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1,26822.3%
(period-to-period change)
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92,431 acres-0.7%
(period-to-period change)
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27,624,186 square feet-9.5%
(period-to-period change)
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63,752 colonies60.8%
(period-to-period change)
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104,414 acres7.9%
(period-to-period change)
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34,222 acres-16.7%
(period-to-period change)
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869,123 acres26.9%
(period-to-period change)
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25 acres-83.0%
(period-to-period change)
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1,132,234-8.0%
(period-to-period change)
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4,504,60010.0%
(period-to-period change)
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35,985,67213.5%
(period-to-period change)
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18,650-13.3%
(period-to-period change)
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8.1 million acres-1.9%
(period-to-period change)
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4.6 million acres-0.4%
(period-to-period change)
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52.92.9%
(period-to-period change)
Selected geographical area: Ontario
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49,600-4.5%
(period-to-period change)
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70,470-5.8%
(period-to-period change)
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Selected geographical area: Ontario
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49,565-7.5%
(period-to-period change)
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20,905-1.6%
(period-to-period change)
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85410.3%
(period-to-period change)
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135,420 acres4.5%
(period-to-period change)
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159,815,220 square feet18.3%
(period-to-period change)
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86,083 colonies27.4%
(period-to-period change)
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51,192 acres-2.9%
(period-to-period change)
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39,543 acres-55.2%
(period-to-period change)
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2,783,443 acres12.9%
(period-to-period change)
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64 acres-48.0%
(period-to-period change)
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1,623,710-6.8%
(period-to-period change)
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3,534,10414.4%
(period-to-period change)
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50,759,9948.2%
(period-to-period change)
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24,005-13.2%
(period-to-period change)
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12.3 million acres-2.5%
(period-to-period change)
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9.0 million acres1.0%
(period-to-period change)
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55.31.5%
(period-to-period change)
Data products
Analytical products
The Daily
- 2016 Census of Agriculture (Released: 2017-05-10)
- The socioeconomic portrait of Canada's evolving farm population, 2016 (Released: 2018-11-27)
Data visualization
Interactive data visualization tools
Infographics
- A Portrait of Canadian Farms
- Livestock in Canada
- Field Crops in Canada
- Horticulture in Canada
- The Business of Agriculture
- Direct Marketing in Canada
- 150 Years of Canadian Agriculture
- Canadian farm operators: An educational portrait
- The socioeconomic portrait of Canada's evolving farm population
- Canada's immigrant farm population
Reference products
- Census of Agriculture definitions and methods
- 2021 Census of Agriculture - Frequently asked questions
- Census of Agriculture questionnaires and content
Census of Agriculture questionnaires and content
Geography
Data linked to boundary files
- 2016 Census of Agriculture Data - Agricultural operation characteristics
- 2016 Census of Agriculture Data - Characteristics of farm operators
- 2016 Census of Agriculture Data - Land use, land tenure and management practices
- 2016 Census of Agriculture Data - Livestock, poultry and bees
- 2016 Census of Agriculture Data - Crops
Custom services
A variety of data products can be personalized to meet clients' special requirements, by filling out an online form or by email or telephone.
Previous Censuses of Agriculture
Related links
- Agriculture and food statistics
- Partners who support the Census of Agriculture
- Census of Agriculture evaluation reports
- Census of Population
Partners who support the Census of Agriculture
International
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- North American Tripartite Committee on Agricultural Statistics
Federal
Provincial and Territorial
- Newfoundland and Labrador - Department of Fisheries and Land Resources
- Prince Edward Island - Department of Agriculture and Land
- Nova Scotia - Department of Agriculture
- New Brunswick - Ministry of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
- Quebec - Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (French only)
- Ontario - Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Manitoba - Department of Agriculture
- Saskatchewan - Ministry of Agriculture
- Alberta - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- British Columbia - Ministry of Agriculture
- Yukon - Government
- Northwest Territories - Agriculture
- Nunavut - Department of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs
Census of Agriculture evaluation reports
- Evaluation of the Census of Agriculture and Innovation in the Agriculture Statistics Program
- Summary of the Evaluation of the Census of Agriculture and Innovation in the Agriculture Statistics Program
- Evaluation of the Census of Agriculture and Innovation in the Agriculture Statistics Program - Information Sheet
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